Genealogy Buff - Obituary and Death Notices Collection from Cullman County, Alabama

Cullman County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection(From Various Funeral Homes in the Cullman, Hanceville, Good Hope, Holly Pond, South Vinemont, Garden City, Dodge City, and Fairview areas.)

Funeral services for John Rufus “Boots” Hanes, 79, of Cullman will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 2003 at Cullman Heritage Chapel, Wade Maynard and James Robertson officiating, with burial in Cullman Memory Gardens.

Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Hanes died Tuesday, Feb. 4 at his residence. He was born Nov. 21, 1923 in Cullman County to M.V. and Maggie Morrison Hanes. He was the retired owner of Hanes Grocery and was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in World War II and the Korean war.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Laborn Hanes and Mayo Hanes; and a sister, Inez Nobinger.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Hildred Marie Hanes of Cullman; a daughter, Brenda (Tom) King of California; a brother, J.C. Hanes of Cullman; five sisters, Ollie Bell Farley, Ludie Hebert, Naomie Vogel, Virginia Jones of Cullman, and Rossie Fugate of Ohio; three grandchildren, Michelle D. Moores of Cullman, Toni R. King of Tennessee and Andrea D. King of San Diego, Calif.; and four great-grandchildren, Ashley N. Moores, Brittnee N. Moores, Devon L. Moores of Cullman, and Jaysen D. Dixon of San Diego, Calif.

Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

James T. Goodno Sr.

Funeral services for James T. Goodno Sr., 75, of Baileyton will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003 at Holly Pond Funeral Chapel, the Revs. Lewis Brisco and Mike Freeman officiating, with burial in New Hope No. 2 Cemetery.

Holly Pond Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Goodno died Tuesday, Feb. 4 at Woodland Medical Center. He was born Sept. 12, 1927 in Cullman County to Henry and Pearl Maynard Goodno. He was a retired from Cullman city government.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife, Mary Noles Goodno.

Survivors include two sons, James T. Goodno Jr. and James H. Goodno of Baileyton; a brother, Henry Goodno of Cullman; five grandchildren, James Kevin Goodno, Kerry Wayne Goodno, Shannon Goodno, Nathan Goodno, and Stephanie Goodno; and three great-grandchildren, Cody Goodno, Sheena Kritner and P.J. Kritner.

Visitation will be from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. today at the funeral home.

Rillie May Calvert Howlett

Funeral services for Rillie May Calvert Howlett, 92, of Fultondale, formerly of Cullman, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 2003 at Hanceville Funeral Chapel, Owen Calvert officiating, with burial in Cullman City Cemetery.

Hanceville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Howlett died Tuesday, Feb. 4. She was born Dec. 10, 1910 in Cullman County to Charlie Houston and Ora Banita Hancock Calvert. She was a member of Fultondale Church of Christ for 12 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Edgar F. Howlett; a granddaughter, Kathy Powell; and a great-grandson, Brent Howlett.

Survivors include a son, Thealon E. (Veda) Howlett of Fultondale; a grandson, Eddy Howlett of Fultondale; a great-granddaughter, Angel Hardin of Chelsea; a brother, Garlon (Coleen) Calvert of Mt. Olive; and a sister, Melzie Gandy of Pell City.

Visitation will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Sherrill Lee Garrett

Funeral services for Sherrill Lee Garrett, 73, of Cullman will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 2003 at Roselawn Funeral Home in Decatur, the Rev. Lynn Hitt officiating, with burial in Roselawn Cemetery.

Roselawn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Garrett died Tuesday, Feb. 4 at Cullman Regional Medical Center. He was born Feb. 10, 1929 in Bessemer to Clyde and Martha Strain Garrett. He was a retired sales representative from Lancaster Oldsmobile in Tuscaloosa and a member of Second Baptist Church in Bessemer.

Survivors include his wife, Emogene Hitt Garrett of Cullman; a daughter, Donna Jean Garrett Taylor of Upton, Ky.; two sons, Stephen David Garrett of Hartselle and Dale Allen Garrett of Grant; three brothers, Howard Garrett of Bessemer, Donald Garrett of Smoke Rise and Bobby Garrett of Memphis, Tenn.; five granddaughters, Robin Van Arman of Orange, Conn., Laurie Garrett and Shelley Fluharty of Lousiana, Dianna West of Indiana, and Melanie Garrett of Leaksville, Miss.; three grandsons, John Taylor of Elizabethtown, Ky., Shefton Lee Taylor of Kentucky and Lee Allen Garrett of Leaksville, Miss.; two great-granddaughters, Devon Morgan and Tristan Fluharty of Louisiana; and two great-grandsons, Craig Griffith of Orange, Conn. and Zachery Taylor of Kentucky.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Dorothy Ann Brannan
Funeral services for Dorothy Ann Brannan, 71, of Cullman are incomplete and will be announced at a later date by the funeral home.

Moss Service Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

James D. Malpass

Funeral services for James D. Malpass, 65, of Hanceville will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 2003 at Moss Service Chapel, with burial in Cullman Memory Gardens with full military honors.

Moss Service Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Malpass died Tuesday, Feb. 4 at his residence. He was 22-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served in Vietnam, a lifetime member of the Greater Birmingham Bowling Association, having bowled at the Super Bowl of Pinson on the Tuesday night league for 20 years. He was also a retired member of the Arkadelphia Volunteer Fire Dept. where he maintained the equipment, helped with EMT calls and was their cook for fund-raisers.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Thelma Hagwood of Center Point, a brother, Donald Frank Malpass of Mt. Olive, a stepbrother, Alvin Hagwood of Center Point; and a grandson, Colton Reese Malpass of Dallas, Texas.

Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Anita Joan McAuley Malpass of Arkadelphia; four daughters, Janet (Steve) Morett of New York, Cindy (David) Jiminez of Texas, Donna (James) Petty of Alabama, and Jill Bolden of Texas; six grandchildren, Arvilla and Calvin Morettt, Amanda and Patrick Petty, and Heath and Justin Bolden; two sisters, Betty Cartee of Alabama and Joyce Boise of New Hampshire; long life friend C.F. Swann of Alabama; and two brothers-in-law, Robert McAuley and Jerry McAuley of Alabama.

Visitation will be at 6 p.m. today and 11 a.m. on Saturday.

John Rayburn Blalock

Funeral services for John Rayburn Blalock, 63, of Hanceville will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, 2003 at Hanceville Funeral Home, the Rev. Doug Tate officiating, with burial in Hopewell Cemetery in Hanceville.

Hanceville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Blalock died Tuesday, Feb. 4 in Birmingham. He was born in Jefferson County on April 22, 1939 to J.T. and Lila Jordan Blalock.

Survivors include his father; a son, David (Fatima W.) Blalock of Moulton; two daughters, Terrie (Domingo) Chirinos of Summerdale and Amy (Joey) Jones of Warrior; a sister, Janice Hays of Warrior; an ex-wife, Laura Jean Hays of Warrior; six grandchildren, Jerry, Chris and Michael Miller, Cody and Seth McIntyre, and Sean Chirinos; and one great-grandchild, Emily Miller.

Mrs. Denson died Wednesday, Feb. 5 at her residence. She was born Nov. 5, 1909 in Missouri to Hart and Nannie Frey Whitehead. She was a homemaker.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Kenneth S. Denson; a son, Robert Edsel Mangum; and a son-in-law, Joe H. “Jack” Payne.

Survivors include a daughter, Sarah Nell Payne of Cullman; a daughter-in-law, Myrtle Mangum of Stow, Ohio; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

John Rufus ‘Boots’ Hanes

Funeral services for John Rufus “Boots” Hanes, 79, of Cullman will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 2003 at Cullman Heritage Chapel, Wade Maynard and James Robertson officiating, with burial in Cullman Memory Gardens.

Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Hanes died Tuesday, Feb. 4 at his residence. He was born Nov. 21, 1923 in Cullman County to M.V. and Maggie Morrison Hanes. He was the retired owner of Hanes Grocery and was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in World War II and the Korean war.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Laborn Hanes and Mayo Hanes; and a sister, Inez Nobinger.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Hildred Marie Hanes of Cullman; a son, Glenn W. Hanes of Cullman; a daughter, Brenda (Tom) King of California; a brother, J.C. Hanes of Cullman; five sisters, Ollie Bell Farley, Ludie Hebert, Naomie Vogel, Virginia Jones of Cullman, and Rossie Fugate of Ohio; three grandchildren, Michelle D. Moores of Cullman, Toni R. King of Tennessee and Andrea D. King of San Diego, Calif.; and four great-grandchildren, Ashley N. Moores, Brittnee N. Moores, Devon L. Moores of Cullman, and Jaysen D. Dixon of San Diego, Calif.